I've used Dr. Browns for 3 kids. I don't find them a PITA to clean. I put them in the dishwasher! We put the bottle, and the vent on the top rack. We have two baskets for nipples and rings/rubber parts. But I have never felt a need to hand wash them or anything.

If you get them, get the kind that has the markings molded in the plastic. The blue painted on kind wore off with my 3rd child, which was kinda a pain. Granted, it was the 3rd child that was using the same set of bottles...

I too had some of the paint come off the bottle on nearly brand new bottles. I was mortified when I saw some inside the nipple mixed in with his milk. Thoroughly my fault for not making sure no flecks of paint were left inside the bottle but I won't be using Dr. Browns anymore. Plus they are a pain to clean and we don't go through enough dishes to use the dishwasher everyday.

We used them and its not rocket science to clean them I took all of the parts and put them in them bottle basket made for the dishwasher. Easy I also made sure I had 2-3 extra of each part. My kids did great on these and neither spit up much if at all.

We don't have a real fancy dishwasher, just a normal one. But it has a "top rack only" option for those who complain they can't fill a dishwasher enough to run it every day. You could just put all the bottles and stuff in the top rack and run it like that. I think it's a shorter cycle too, but to be honest I almost never use it because I am a SAHM and DH works nights, so between us and DS eating 3 meals a day at home, we do go through a dishwasher every day or so.

I went through a few other brands before discovering dr browns. I am hooked! They are worth every penny and every extra washing step... I washed by hand with my first daughter and this time invested in the dishwasher racks - brilliant! Soooo easy. I also recommend the formula mixing pitcher (no clumps, no bubbles), the bottle heater, and the drying racks.

I hated Dr. Browns. I used both Avent and Born Free instead. My sister used and lived them though.

__________________

Wife to CaseyMom to Isaac and CarsonHoping for someone new in 2014Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.